DURHAM, N.C. -- Justise Winslow scored a team-high 20 points and added 10 rebounds to lead Team USA to a 113-79 win over Canada Tuesday in the gold medal game of the 2014 FIBA Americas Championship at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Winslow as well as fellow Duke freshman Tyus Jones have each now won three gold medals with USA Basketball during their young careers.

“This is special because of the role I play on this team, being the older guy, having done it before, being a leader, it’s something really special,” said Winslow. “We came together through adversity. It’s just a great feeling to win a gold medal for your country.”

With the USA up 16-6 following a Johnson bucket at 5:47, Canada fought back by smothering the USA players defensively on nearly every possession, forcing the USA into 10 missed shots and four turnovers, while closing the gap to 18-15.

Donovan turned to his veteran leaders and they did not disappoint.

With 35 seconds left on the first quarter clock, Johnson drove the lane for the USA’s first field goal over a span of 5:12. Jones followed that by making one of two free throws and the first quarter ended with a six-point U.S. edge, 21-15.

Canada continued to put on the pressure, while closing the gap to two points, 21-19, in the first minute of the second quarter. However, Winslow scored the first four points and got a steal in a 9-2 U.S. run that gave the red, white and blue some breathing room, 30-21, at 6:37. Then, with the United States up 34-26, Jones scored five points, Winslow had four and drew a charge, while Johnson scored at the line and got a steal in another 9-2 run that expanded the lead to 43-28 with 1:35 to play before halftime. The U.S., which struggled from the line early in the game, closed out the half going a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe, to take a 14-point, 49-35, lead to the locker room.

“Justise Winslow, Stanley Johnson, Tyus Jones, those guys have been through a lot of this,” said head coach Billy Donovan. “Those guys really stepped up. I think that winning today was really, really important to them. They wanted to win and wanted to obviously represent our country well, especially considering the tournament’s here in Colorado Springs. So, I thought those guys, leadership-wise, did a great job.”

Racing out of the gate in the second half, the USA outscored Canada 9-2 and continued to increase its advantage through most of the quarter. After Canada hit a free throw to make the score 68-43, the USA left no doubt as to the outcome -- only the final score.

“I think we just wore them down,” said Jones. “They came out with a lot of energy, it’s obviously the championship game, but we knew we were deeper with our roster, so it was a group effort.”

By the end of the third quarter the USA led 85-53 and outscored Canada 28-26 in the fourth quarter.

Winslow went 7-of-13 from the field and 6-of-10 from the foul line, while adding two assists and four steals in the win. The Houston, Texas, native played a significant role in Team USA's dominance in the lane as they posted a +34 margin (60-26) on points in the paint.

Both teams shot over 40 free throws in the foul plagued affair with Team USA going 30-of-41 from the charity stripe and Canada knocking down 31-of-44 free throw attempts. Jones went 6-of-7 from the free throw line and finished with eight points, two rebounds and five assists.

In a foul-plagued game, which heard a combined 63 whistles blown, the U.S. went 30-of-41 (.732) from the line and Canada made 31 of its 44 (.705) free throw attempts.

The USA outrebounded its neighbors to the north 61-39 and collected 30 points off of 25 turnovers. Conversely, The USA coughed up the ball a championthip-high 20 times, but Canada was only able to convert them to six points. Owning a 30-26 scoring edge in the paint, the USA outscored Canada 30-4 on second chance points and a stunning 52-5 off the bench.

The high-octane offense shown by the United States throughout the tournament averaged a USA U18 record-breaking 115.4 points per game, breaking the previous record of 109.3 points a game set in 1990.

In classification finals, Puerto Rico (3-2) finished in fifth place with an 88-84 overtime victory over Brazil (1-4), while Mexico (1-4) took seventh after defeating Uruguay (1-4) 79-65.

Joining Donovan on the sideline as USA assistant coaches are collegiate head coaches Ed Cooley of Providence College and Sean Miller of the University of Arizona.

FIBA Americas U18 ChampionshipOriginally known as the FIBA Americas Junior World Championship Qualifier, the tournament was held every four years between 1990-2006. FIBA changed its calendar following the 2006 championship and the tournament is now conducted every other year, followed in the next summer by the FIBA U19 World Championship.

USA men’s teams are now 48-2 in the U18 / Junior World Championship Qualifiers and have won gold in 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010 and 2012, while capturing silver in 2008 and bronze in 2002.

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USA Basketball men’s and women’s teams between 2009-12 compiled an impressive 262-35 win-loss record in FIBA and FIBA Americas competitions, the Pan American Games, the World University Games, the Nike Hoop Summit and in exhibition games.

USA teams are the current men’s and women’s champions in the Olympics; men’s and women’s FIBA World Championships (Basketball World Cup); men’s and women’s FIBA U19 and U17 World Championships; men’s and women’s U18 and U16 FIBA Americas Championships; the FIBA 3x3 Women’s World Championship; and the FIBA 3x3 Women’s U18 World Championship. USA Basketball currently ranks No. 1 in all five of FIBA’s world-ranking categories, including combined, men’s, women’s, boys and girls.

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